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Marcic D, Zekic-Stosic M, Milosevic S, Pusic I, Potkonjak A, Tasic-Otasevic S, Savic S. Seroprevalence of Leishmania spp. in dogs in northern Serbia. Vet glas 2020. [DOI: 10.2298/vetgl201030015m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Leishmaniosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Leishmania spp. Serbia was an
endemic region for this disease until the second half of the 20th century.
Nowadays, canine leishmaniosis appears to be a re-emerging vector-borne
disease in Serbia. Its spread is enabled by the presence of Phlebotomus spp.
sandflies in this region. The objective of this study was to establish the
seroprevalence of Leishmania spp. in dogs being kept in shelters in Serbia
and compare those that apply and those that do not apply prophylactic
measures against arthropod vectors. This cross-sectional study involved 336
dogs in two regions in Northern Serbia during 2019-2020. A commercial
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay test was used to establish the prevalence
of seropositive dogs. In the shelters that applied prophylactic measures
against arthropod vectors, dogs were seronegative (n=52), while in those
without these measures, 2.1% (6/284) were seropositive against Leishmania
spp. In conclusion, the presence of dogs seropositive against Leishmania
spp. in shelters that did not apply prophylactic measures may indicate that
the local population of sandflies is a source of Leishmania spp. parasites.
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Affiliation(s)
| | | | | | - Ivan Pusic
- Scientific Veterinary Institute Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Department for Veterinary Medicine, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Scientific Veterinary Institute Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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Arsic Arsenijevic VS, Pekmezovic MG, Rajkovic KM, Vekic BP, Barac AM, Tasic-Otasevic S, Petkovic LD. In vitro protease inhibition and cytotoxicity of Aspergillus fumigatus biomolecules secreted under long-term aerated conditions. Int J Med Sci 2014; 11:1133-9. [PMID: 25170296 PMCID: PMC4147639 DOI: 10.7150/ijms.8325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2013] [Accepted: 07/01/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
Abstract
The fatality rate of invasive aspergillosis (IA) is still very high, especially in prolonged and untreated pulmonary cases. Aspergillus fumigatus is the main causative agent of IA and investigation of its metabolites could provide valuable insight into virulence factor(s) associated with this organism. We evaluated the A. fumigatus culture filtrate (CF) products generated during short- and long-term aerated and non-aerated conditions and tested for (i) inhibition of cysteine or serine proteases and (ii) cytotoxicity. In addition, the mathematical model was determined using response surface methodology (RSM) to estimate the influence of different fermentation conditions on A. fumigatus CF characteristics, predict enzyme inhibition and make possible correlations with in vivo conditions. Biosynthesis of A. fumigatus low molecular weight proteinaceous products (from 6.4 to 15.4 kDa) was observed after 6 days of growth under aerated and alkaline conditions. Also, only these CFs showed significant reduction in cell lines survival (Caco-2 and WISH 35.6% and 54.6%, respectively). Obtained results provide solid starting point for further studies that would include: (i) detailed chemical characterization of A. fumigatus CF, (ii) activity relationships and in vivo correlation with pathogenicity of prolonged pulmonary IA and (iii) possible use of biomolecules as diagnostic or therapeutic markers.
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Affiliation(s)
- Valentina S Arsic Arsenijevic
- 1. National Reference Medical Mycology Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, dr Subotića 1, 11 000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- 1. National Reference Medical Mycology Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, dr Subotića 1, 11 000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- 2. High Chemical and Technological School for Professional Studies, Kosančićeva 36, 37 000 Kruševac, Serbia
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- 3. Clinical Centre "Dr Dragiša Mišović" Department of Surgery, Milana Tepića 1, 11 000 Belgrade, Serbia; ; 4. University of Alfa, Palmira Toljatija 3, 11 000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- 1. National Reference Medical Mycology Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, dr Subotića 1, 11 000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- 5. Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, Bulevar Dr Zorana Djindjica 81, 18000 Nis, Serbia
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- 6. Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Zaloška 4, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia ; 7. Gynecology Department Grajska ulica 24, 9000 Murska Sobota, Slovenia
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